【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 buy her one in return. (true/false) 3. It39。s okay to skip sending out holiday cards if you just don39。t have the time or money this year. (true/false) 4. It39。s okay to check sports scores on your mobile device during a holiday dinner. (true/false) 5. It39。s okay to have a few extra drinks at the pany holiday party. After all, you39。re there to kick back and relax! (true/false) I． Quiz: Before you head out to mingle at holiday parties and seasonal events, take etiquette quiz and learn the dos and don39。ts of good holiday behaviors. Exercises 6. It39。s not okay to change up Aunt Edna39。s table seating, no matter how far she put you from your significant other. (true/false) 7. It39。s okay to your holiday wish list to your friends and family. (true/false). 8. In a tough economy, it39。s okay to spend less on gifts for your friends and family than you did last year. (true/false) 9. It39。s okay to bring your significant other to the big office holiday party. (true/false) 10. Always bring a hostess gift to a holiday party. (true/false) II. Read the following material and answer the questions. Exercises Office holiday party etiquette Don39。t drink too much Even small quantities of booze can loosen inhibitions and lead you to do things you39。ll wish you hadn39。t. If you39。re in a workplace where people do drink a lot, get something like a rum and Coke or gin and tonic for your first drink, then stick to plain Coke or tonic after that. This way no one will know how much you39。re not drinking. Get a sense of formality beforehand You don39。t want to be wearing an elf sweater and earrings with blinking Rudolph noses when everyone else is in sleek suits and LBDs, or vice versa, advises Robin Abrahams. II. Read the following material and answer the questions. Exercises Be prepared for small talk You should have several topics, questions, or ments in mind when you arrive at the party. Also, make an effort to strike up conversations with people you don39。t know. If there39。s karaoke, participate It39。s just good office politics to participate in a Karaoke. It shows you39。re a team player and not excessively riskaverse. Don39。t host party at inappropriate venue Don39。t have the office party at Hooters, or any other place that will make some members of your staff unfortable. II. Read the following material and answer the questions. Exercises Don39。t get religious If you39。re throwing the party or in charge of planning it, keep the decorations generic and secular (evergreens, lights) unless yours is a religious workplace. Keep to the guest list Don39。t ever bring uninvited guests (spouses, children, even clients) to the office party. Give a group gift to the boss Individual gifts to a superior can quickly turn into a petition in which employees try to outdo each other with the best boss gift. Instead, get together with your colleagues and purchase a joint gift. That way, you39。ll also avoid any appearance of trying to curry favor. II. Read the following material and answer the questions. Exercises No gag gifts If your office participates in a Secret Santa, don39。t give joke or passiveaggressive gifts, such an alarm clock for the person who39。s always lat. No personal items as gifts Lace underwear, cute boxer shorts, perfume, or cologne could be misconstrued as an unwanted overture. Choose something nonpersonal, such as tickets to a movie or a play, a gift certificate to a restaurant, a picture frame for a desk, or similar gifts. Give gifts privately If you want to give a gift to a coworker and you39。re not giving gifts to other coworkers, give the gift privately away from the office. That way you won39。t be slighting the coworkers you39。re not exchanging gifts with. II. Read the following material and answer the questions. Exercises Thank people sincerely You should thank the anizer of the office party, your Secret Santa, your boss, and anyone else at your office who was instrumental in making the holidays a little more joyful at work. Remember: It39。s still work You39。re